Finance (Finance and Insurance)

  • Are you the treasurer of a club or organization?
  • Do you like to operate calculation?
  • Are you interested in the stock market?
  • Do you balance your checkbook?
  • Do you enjoy working with numbers?
  • Are you good at following detailed work plans?

In the occupations in the Finance cluster, you would keep track of money. You might provide financial services to a business or individual. Your work could include maintaining records or giving advice to business executives on how to operate their business. You could work in financial planning, banking, and insurance.

Some of the Fastest Growing Occupations through 2014:

Occupation

Hourly Wages

Financial Managers

Entry:
Average:
Experienced:

$24.79
$42.58
$51.48

Actuaries

Entry:
Average:
Experienced:

$24.79
$42.58
$51.48

Financial Analysts

Entry:
Average:
Experienced:

$18.23
$28.85
$34.14

Insurance Underwriters

Entry:
Average:
Experienced:

$15.59
$23.63
$27.65

Financial Examiners

Entry:
Average:
Experienced:

$15.57
$27.28
$33.14

Market Research Analysts

Entry:
Average:
Experienced:

$14.84
$25.04
$30.14

Personal Finance Advisors

Entry:
Average:
Experienced:

$14.74
$33.20
$42.43

Loan Officers

Entry:
Average:
Experienced:

$14.51
$23.28
$27.65

Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents

Entry:
Average:
Experienced:

$13.04
$31.61
$40.90

Insurance Sales Agents

Entry:
Average:
Experienced:

$11.16
$22.28
$27.84

Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators

Entry:
Average:
Experienced:

$14.02
$20.29
$23.42

Iowans describing his or her job will be available on the IPTV website at: www.careers.iptv.org
For other related occupations, job descriptions, hourly wages, and outlook refer to
the Iowa Career Resource Guide at http://www.iowa.gov/educate or http://iwin.iowaworkforce.org

Source: Iowa Career Resource Guide